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Diagonal Pull Apart - Band

HOW: Start this exercise upright with both hands in front of you with a resistance band in hands. Spread the resistance band diagonally. Squeeze the band on one end bringing your arm to your side, simultaneously, with the opposite arm elevate the arm in a...

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  • HOW:  Start this exercise upright with both hands in front of you with a resistance band in hands. Spread the resistance band diagonally. Squeeze the band on one end bringing your arm to your side, simultaneously, with the opposite arm elevate the arm in a Y formation (not purely up or across, but in between). Initiate the motion from the scapula and allow the arm to follow this motion.

 

  • FEEL:  The muscles on the inside of your shoulder blade and on the back of your shoulders.

 

  • COMPENSATION:  Avoid arching the back and shrugging the shoulder that is lifting up.